(1553) Bauersfelda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1940 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Bauersfelda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bauersfelda is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1553 |
| Provisional designation | 1940 AD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.8 km (#3,453 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.249 |
| Rotation period | 51.2 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0956 |
| Inclination | 3.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.